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The afterschool program Breakthrough Miami recently received $2 million from billionaire Kenneth Griffin's philanthropic and civic engagement initiative. The education program’s mission is to build and strengthen student leadership. It achieves that through a students-teaching-students model. Mentors grow as leaders, a

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - First responders raced to save a life in Hialeah when a car went into a murky canal. People were seen in the water after a black Tesla crashed down on Thursday evening. Divers rushed in to save them. “It was horrible,” said a witness. The...

Gigi Felix, an 18-year-old from Florida with sickle cell disease, urgently needs 50 units of rare blood for a bone marrow transplant. OneBlood is calling African Decent Donors to give.

MIAMI (WSVN) - Rescue crews rushed a man to the hospital after, police said, he came under fire in a residential area in Miami’s Wynwood section just before the start of the Fourth of July weekend. City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of...

It’s officially the 4th of July weekend, which means we not only get a day off, but get to join in on all the fireworks and festivities around the city! It’s also a national holiday, meaning adjusted hours for businesses and county services. Are you wondering what will...

MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) - Several South Florida students received a hands-on lesson in the law this summer, thanks to one organization’s mission to keep young people engaged and active while sparking their interest in the legal profession. The 100 Black Men of South Florida hosted its annual Middle...

The over-the-top offering will make its debut as part of the hotel's Fourth of July celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

MIAMI SHORES, FLA. (WSVN) - New doorbell video captured what appears to be an armed man approaching a home in Miami Shores. According to Miami Shores Police, the man, who was seen carrying what appears to be a long-barreled rifle or shotgun, rang the doorbell of the home, located in an unspecified of the village, and w

A well-known Venezuelan actor has been arrested on indecent exposure charges in Doral, records show. Franklin Jose Virguez-Dun, 72, was arrested Wednesday on two counts of indecent exposure, Miami-Dade jail records showed. According to an arrest report, Virguez-Dun was spotted in a vehicle in a parking lot near Northwe

Five Hispanic Miami Gardens police officers have taken their long-running grievances to federal court, filing a class-action whistleblower lawsuit that accuses the city and police brass of years of racial discrimination, arbitrary suspensions and demotions they say began in 2020. The complaint, filed this week, seeks b